#Chapter3
Elaine's POV
She is currently topless, her red bra being the only thing obstructing my view from seeing her entirely uncensored chest.
I definitely should have knocked first, or at least waited until she allowed me to look at her.
/"It's fine/" she offhandedly brushes off
I hear her grab another paper towel and dab at the light brown stain again.
/"No, it most definitely is not!/" I calmly exclaim
/"Just because you are not royalty does not mean that you are not a human being,/" I state
/"Not only are you incredibly kind, you are just trying to make enough money to survive due to unrealistically low minimum wages paired with ridiculously high real estate prices,/" I assume
/"If anything I should be bowing down at your feet!/" I exclaim
Honestly, I applaud her.
Just seeing how she reacted to everything today, she is ten times stronger that I am.
/"What do you even see in him?/" She asks me with genuine confusion
/"I mean- you're the Princess of Aurora!/" She uses my title
I mentally roll my eyes at this title, unable to help myself.
/"You could be with any other Prince,/" she tells me
/"Yet you chose...him?/" She sounds like she is trying to find a logical reasoning for my choice
I chuckle at this.
She is quite humorous.
/"The two of us have known each other for years, it made the most sense not only to me but my mother/" I admit with a shrug
The waitress scoffs with disbelief which causes me to release a soft laugh.
/"I've seen the way that you act and I've seen the way that he acts, so believe me when I say,/" she says
I hear her heels click against the floor which pushes me to turn around and take a peak at her.
I release a breath of relief once I realize that she now has her shirt back on.
The previously dark brown stain now a light brown.
/"You're worth so much more than you think,/" she assures me
I continue to stare at her as she stops a foot in front of me.
/"You don't need a Prince like him who would hold you and this country back from some progressive change,/" she adds
I laugh at this.
She is not wrong.
This country needs the change.
/"Plus, if he can't treat a waitress nicely then that tells you how he'll treat the citizens of Aurora/" she smiles
I nod my head which lets her know that I agree with her.
My eyes glance down at her chest, having a mind of their own.
I seriously doubt that stain is going to come out.
I reach for my purse and dig throughout it.
Where is it?
Hmm.
I do this until I successfully find what I am looking for.
Ah ha!
I pull out five hundred dollars and hand it to the waitress.
The woman gives me an appalled facial expression.
/"It is for tonight/" I give her a genuine smile
The lady continues to give me a look of disbelief.
/"P-Princess-/" she shakes her head, going to reject it
I cut her off before she can do so.
/"You earned it,/" I assure her
/"Plus you could do with a new blouse,/" I say as I motion towards her stained shirt
The lady blushes with embarrassment at my observation.
She is reluctant as she hesitantly accepts the money from my outstretched hand.
The waitress goes to say something only to be interrupted by my cellphone ringing.
Shoot!
I quickly fish the device out of my purse only to groan internally when I notice that it is my mother.
/"Princess duties,/" I joke as I flash my phone screen in her direction
/"I will be back soon,/" I promise her before turning on my heel
I unlock the bathroom door and briskly walk out of the small space, accepting the phone call with my other hand.
/"Yes Mother?/" I speak into the device
As I enter the dining room I furrow my eyebrows when I notice that not only is it a wreck, Prince Bane is nowhere to be seen.
Where is he?
Unfortunately, he is my ride.
/"Prince Bane just informed be that you refused to get into the limousine with him when it came time for the both of you to leave the restaurant/" my mother informs me
My jaw tightens at this as I carefully make my way towards our table that is a complete and utter mess.
Ugh!
That brat!
/"He did what?/" I grit out, not hiding my annoyance
My eyes dance over the table, eventually landing on the unopened bill and to-go boxes.
/"Elaine, do you realize what you have done?/" My mother stresses
I roll my eyes at her statement and reach out to grab the bill.
/"Those paparazzi that followed you two this morning could have snapped a photo of Bane leaving the restaurant by himself!/" My mother continues to stress as I open the bill
Two Hundred and Seventy-Three dollars.
Most of which being things that Bane ordered to trash the place.
I roll my eyes at this again and take three hundred dollars out of my purse, sliding it inside of the bill.
/"And why should I care?/" I sass
I can practically see my mother rubbing her temples out of pure stress.
/"They could make things up! Bad publicity for you equals bad publicity for all of us!/" She answers my question
I sigh and grab a Styrofoam box, bringing my untouched food closer towards me afterwards.
/"Mother, I broke up with him/" I decide to tell her
I might as well tell her now versus waiting until later.
The line goes quiet for a few moments which confuses me.
I furrow my eyebrows at this, but remain silent as I begin to transfer my Spaghetti, Alfredo, and breadsticks into the Styrofoam boxes.
I make sure to put each dish in a different box as well.
/"Idiot!/" She suddenly yells in Chinese
I jump from shock as I hear a loud bang on her side.
Oh my god.
I have never heard my mother so mad before.
/"Mother-/" I attempt to soothe her only to be cut off
/"As soon as you arrive you will go up to your room and stay there for the rest of the day,/" she declares
No!
I was supposed to help the maids with some minor details for my coronation today!
/"I am sending your bodyguard to pick you up/" she tells me with a firm tone
/"But mom-/" I try to say again only to be met with the sound of her hanging up
Ugh!
This is not only unfair, but positively bonkers.
I place my cellphone back in my purse before closing the Styrofoam box full of spaghetti and moving on towards the one that I plan on putting the Alfredo in.
I should think on the bright side.
At least this opportunity allowed me to spend a bit more time with Genevieve.